30 years on, Tara’s messages on gender discrimination, disability still resonate | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

30 years on, Tara’s messages on gender discrimination, disability still resonate | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Jayashree Narayanan |New Delhi |Updated: September 5, 2019 1:54:27 pm

30 years on, Tara’s messages on gender discrimination, disability still resonate

Written about 30 years ago by noted English playwright Mahesh Dattani, the story deals with the emotional separation of two conjoined twins (at the hip) - Tara and Chandan.

Sohaila Kapur and Divya Arora are co-directors of the play Tara. (Source: Habitat Learning Centre, IHC)

As the preference for a male child, female foeticide, gender discrimination as well as discrimination against People with Disabilities (PwDs) remain rampant, exploring these aspects is a play titled Tara that will be performed in the national capital soon.